Qatar

66 houses completed by Qatari funds in northwestern Tunisia 26 Oct 2015 - 11:04 am

Tunis: Tunisia has received keys of 66 houses, completed by Qatari funds, including 34 new houses and 32 restored houses, located in Halima...

Al Habal winners to be honoured today 26 Oct 2015 - 01:52 am

Youngsters with their catch. DOHA: The Cultural Village Foundation — Katara will honour the winners of the first Al Habal bird hunting competition...

Philippine embassy crosses 16,000 new voters mark 26 Oct 2015 - 01:51 am

Philippine Ambassador Wilfredo C Santos (left) with the 16,000th voter Saida M Lumantao at the embassy yesterday. Maria Carmela Remoto Amaro By Raynald...

Weather display 26 Oct 2015 - 01:51 am

The Met office has installed a digital display screen outside its premises in Abu Hamour, near the Medical Commission. It flashes information like...

Air tickets dominate e-commerce market 26 Oct 2015 - 01:36 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Qatar’s nascent e-commerce market is dominated by airline tickets and consumer electronics. Sale of airline tickets and consumer electronics...

Qatar has edge in global gas market 26 Oct 2015 - 01:32 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: With a lowest production cost and a most effective logistic network, Qatar has a competitive edge in the increasingly...

PM opens first Gulf Economic Forum 26 Oct 2015 - 01:28 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani addressing the First Gulf Economic Forum at Doha...

Future computers may answer more questions 26 Oct 2015 - 01:24 am

Serkan Piantino (left) and Khaled Harras discuss ‘The Future of Computing’ at Carnegie Mellon University — Qatar yesterday. Baher Amin By Fazeena Saleem...

Ministry recalls iPhone 6 Plus 26 Oct 2015 - 01:22 am

Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has recalled iPhone 6 Plus smartphones because of a defective camera that may take fuzzy pictures....

Event on breast cancer awareness 26 Oct 2015 - 12:48 am

The breast cancer awareness event hosted by Aspire Zone Foundation with Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) and the Qatar Women’s Sport Committee (QWSC) was...

Toyota launches 2016 Land Cruiser 26 Oct 2015 - 12:47 am

Abdulrahman Abduljaleel Abdulghani (sixth right), vice-chairman, Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co WLL; Takeshi Obata (second left) from Toyota, Japan; Toyota Land Cruiser Chief...

QR110,000 raised for Qatar Cancer Society 26 Oct 2015 - 12:46 am

The event at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). DOHA: Georgetown’s Women’s Society and Development Club (WSDC) recently raised QR110,000 at their Fifth Annual...

QU college hosts first global humanities and social sciences research forum 26 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Dr Mazen Hasna (right), Vice-President, QU, and Chief Academic Officer and Dr Eiman Mustafawi, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences with other...

MoI begins survey on services and public satisfaction 26 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: A field survey has been launched by the Ministry of Interior to assess the level of satisfaction of people availing services of...

Civic campaign to remove illegal advertisements 26 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Al Rayyan Municipality has launched an inspection drive to remove illegal advertisements placed randomly in Rawdat Al Iqdim, Bani Hajar and Thamid....

More private hospitals likely to meet increasing demand 26 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar may soon have more private hospitals to meet the increasing demand from citizens and expatriates with an expansion of the mandatory...

Global Education Fair from tomorrow 26 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

FROM LEFT: Samir Zaveri, President and CEO, BMI; Dr Mazen Hasna, Vice-President, QU, and Chief Academic Officer; and Dr Khaled Ben Letaief, Provost,...